wet fly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wet flahy]
- /wɛt flaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wet flahy]
- /wɛt flaɪ/

Definitions of wet fly words

noun wet fly an artificial fly designed for use underwater. 1
noun wet fly an artificial fly designed to float or ride below the water surface 0
noun wet fly (as modifier) 0
modifier wet fly of or relating to wet flies 0
noun wet fly fly2 (sense 2) 0

See all 5 definitions of wet fly

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Origin of wet fly

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Wet fly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wet fly

wet fly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wet fly usage trend in Literature

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